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The price of Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ACRS) closed at $1.61 in the last session, up 9.52% from day before closing price of $1.47. In other words, the price has increased by $9.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ACRS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.06 and its Current Ratio is at 5.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wedbush on May 28, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $8.
H.C. Wainwright Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 23, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $20.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’24 when Mehra Anand bought 666,666 shares for $2.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,499,998 led to the insider holds 710,030 shares of the business.
Leonard Braden Michael bought 206,025 shares of ACRS for $256,357 on Aug 05 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 14,250,000 shares after completing the transaction at $1.24 per share. On Aug 02 ’24, another insider, Leonard Braden Michael, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 167,544 shares for $1.29 each. As a result, the insider paid 216,400 and bolstered with 14,043,975 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.21.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ACRS has reached a high of $5.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.82%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 108.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.28M. Insiders hold about 14.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.05% stake in the company.
